aotd: “Self” by Christina Beller

Posted on Jul 17, 2008

Today’s art of the day comes from Christina Beller. She is an illustrator out of Chicago, and works in many mediums but mainly in ink and photoshop.

The work here is a digital manipulation with some painting, but it could easily pass for a pencil sketch when you first look at it. It’s a very dynamic piece, the contrast is exciting and the hair looks amazing. I really like how a good majority of her work has the figure distorted, much like you would see with Egon Schiele, and one of my favorite and more extreme examples Mannerist painter Parmagianino. I think her work would fit perfect next to Natalie Shau in a gallery, both of them have amazing styles and make some really exciting digital art.

She says this is just a doodle, but to me this is a perfect piece of art I would love to see on a wall with a killer frame. I’m sure you all agree.

Josh is the creator and administrator of the Creep Machine. He started the website in 2007 while attending college for a degree in Art History. Along with studying the Renaissance, Baroque, and Sublime periods, he was also very interested in contemporary art. The dark, beautiful, and grotesque has inspired him, along with figurative, street art, photography, and pop culture driven art. When he is not researching art, he can be found working on his own artistic endeavors, curating an art show, or creating electronic music.